HALO INFINITE

henever a game is referred to as a ‘spiritual reboot’, it’s more or less an admission that in recent times the series has struggled to stay relevant. originator Bungie may itself have had a hand in drawing players away from with , while ’s campaign was decent but failed to set the world alight. With , 343 Industries is bullish in its admission that it is indeed trying to win back older fans, and recapture the feeling players first experienced stepping onto the Ring in . ’s campaign focuses solely on Master Chief, and from the moment he pulls up the classic MA40 assault rifle, dispatches a handful of Grunts, pummels an Elite in the face and jumps into a Warthog to drift around that oh-so-familiar grassy valley, we have to admit to going a little misty-eyed. It appears, from first impressions, to be the purest expression of all that we’ve ever loved about .